Telehealth Visits

Telehealth is an at-home option to get in contact with a doctor.

Coronavirus with many hospitals putting elective medical care on pause that doesn't mean you have to go without seeing your doctor until the pandemic is over... there are alternatives such as telehealth visits.

Kimt news 3's annalise johnson is walking us through the process.

She joins us live.

Annalise?

Yes amy?

Depending on your provider?

You may not be able to go to the doctors office unless its an emergency.

Thanks to technology, your doctor can come to yo?through a virtual house call.

I spoke to dr. randy hemann?

Chief medical officer at olmsted medical center about omc's telehealth offerings.

At omc?

You can set up a virtual appointment through your online patient portal... through video chatting on a computer?

Tablet?

Or phone... or you can call and set up a telephone appointment.

While dr. hemann says these virtual visits aren't as preferable as a fac?t?face appointment?

It is still a highly accessible tool for patients and doctors.

We can do medication checks we can see how a therapy or a treatment is working just with a touch point.

We can see you, so we can see how you're breathing, how you're moving, what your facial expressions are as telehealth appointments become more popular?

So are cyber criminals trying to steal your information.

If you get a strange phone call or email?

Don't give out passwords or personal information.

Double check the email address?

Web address?

Or phone number.

If you're unsure?

You can always call the main line of your health provider to check if the appointment is legitimate.

Live in rocheste?

Annalise johnso?kimt news 3.///// thank you annalise.

To see if you're a candidate for a telehealth appointment?

Call your provider.

Your appointment may be able to wait until after the pandemic or it may be something serious that you need to see a doctor i?person